The Word Is Murder: The bestselling mystery from the author of Magpie Murders – you've never read a crime novel quite like this

Reviews

Cathy

The strange thing is she’s found murdered just six hours later, strangled in her own home. It puts Horowitz in a Dr. The story begins as Diana Cowper, mother of a famous actor, visits an undertaker in order to plan her funeral down to last detail. He often leaves Horowitz feeling inadequate when he makes suggestions or attempts to become involved in the investigation.

Jeannette Hartman

Anthony Horowitz the character has been approached by a disgraced police detective (Daniel Hawthorne) about writing the stories of Hawthorne's investigation. But when she dies six hours later, strangled in her own living room with a curtain cord, it is most strange. Narrated in the first person by Horowitz, he remarks he wouldn’t have chosen Hawthorne as a protagonist if he were writing an original murder/mystery.